Service difficulty report · Slat · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49569
Part
Slat
Part number
592250077
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 1 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT AND RIGHT WING NR 1 SLAT LEADING EDGE DENTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLATS. AMOUNT AND SPACING OF THE DENTS EXCEEDED THE DC-9 SRM 57-03 FIGURE 14A ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED USING DC-9 SRM 57-03 FIGURE 12B PARAGRAPH C(1)-(5) METHOD. FOLLOWING REPAIRS THE DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 57-03 LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED.

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